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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 3

The wool season continues brisk, and arrivals at Newcastle are pretty well up to the average. Since the opening of the season, to the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs,…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 3

In dairy produce business was brisker than in other departments, but supplies were on the whole sufficient to meet requirements…

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Hunter River Farmers' Co-operative Co., Ltd

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1904 · page 6

An an extraordinary meeting of the shareholders of the Hunter River Farmers Co-operative Company, Ltd., held last evening at the old Masonic Hall, it was…

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Cattle Shipments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1904 · page 4

The following regulations have been made for the shipment of cattle at Hongkong:—1. The master, owner, or agent of every vessel leaving any port of the colony carrying more…

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New Butter Preservative

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1904 · page 12

A Danish dairy expert has now after experiments extending over several yours, succeeded in perfecting a new method for preserving butter, margarine, and other…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1904 · page 2

Locally the wool season appears to be drawing to a close, the arrivals having come forward very freely up to the present, Since the commencement of the season…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1904 · page 2

In dairy produce the rush consequent upon the holiday season has quiotened down. Agents report that they had a fair turnover during the week, the market,…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1904 · page 2

In farm produce business during the week was brisk. In oats the market took a sharp advance during the week, feed lines being…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 5

Dalgety and Co., Limited, offered at their wool sale to-day about 3600 bales, comprising a good selection of average wools of all classes. Competition was…

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Antwerp Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The Antwerp wool sales were opened yesterday. There were numerous buyers, and much animation was displayed. Fine…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 2

In the wool shipments of the week trade has been dull, only 285 bales coming to the agency of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., and Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 2

In farm produce there has been a good general demand, with a satisfactory turnover in all lines. Oats show a hardening tendency, with a…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 2

In dairy produce there was a fair turnover during the week. Sales of butter have been very well maintained. Owing to the large orders from…

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Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 7

Though the weather of late has been showery, It has not interfered very much with farmers in getting in their grain crops. Harvesting is now general all over…

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The Wool Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 3

The wool industry is not so easily revived by a good shower of rain. This opinion was endorsed by Mr. G. W. Cooper, of the firm of Elder, Smith, and…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 5

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., offered at their wool sale to-day, 3100 bales, comprising an exceedingly good selection of wool of all qualities, while the prices realised were…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The first series of Australasian wool sales opened yesterday evening. There was a large attendance of buyers, and…

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Wheat Vessels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 January 1904 · page 4

The following wheat vessels left Sydney on Wednesday for Falmouth:—Adreta, sh, 23,809 bags; General de Sonis, 27,081 bags; Drumpark, sh, 20,306 bags; Hinomoa, 31,567 bags…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 January 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—At the wont sales last evening, competition was animated. Crossbreds were unchanged; merinos…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 10

The wool season is now drawing to a close, and the arrivals from the stations continue to decrease in number. The arrivals to the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs,…

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